Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with determining a configuration accuracy for activity duration keys are described. In one embodiment, a method includes comparing a duration time of an activity duration key to each reported time duration for completing selected activities from activity records and determining a difference associated to each activity record. An accuracy value is assigned to each activity record based on the difference, wherein the accuracy value indicates either a good (accurate) value or a bad (inaccurate) value. The configuration accuracy of the activity duration key is calculated based at least on a number of the activity records that were assigned the good (accurate) value relative to a number of the activity records assigned the bad (inaccurate) value.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with determining a quality for activity duration keys are described. In one embodiment, a method includes comparing a duration time of an activity duration key to each reported time duration for completing selected activities from activity records and determining a difference associated to each activity record. A quality value is assigned to each activity record based on the difference, wherein the quality value represents one of at least two values indicative of a good value or a bad value. The quality of the activity duration key is calculated based at least on a number of the activity records that were assigned the good value relative to a number of the activity records assigned the bad value.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for implementing tiered access to regions of interest in video frames are described herein. A system for implementing tiered access to regions of interest in video frames, comprising: a memory device to store a mapping table, the mapping table to store a correspondence between a protection level and a consumer; video processing circuitry to: compress a video stream using a lossless video compression standard, the video stream comprising a plurality of frames, each frame comprising a plurality of image blocks; and encrypt each block in each frame of the video stream using an encryption key; and inference circuitry to: use an object detection and classification process on the video stream to identify an object in the video stream; access a policy store to determine a corresponding protection level for the object; and store the corresponding protection level in lossless video compression metadata.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus for minimizing power consumption in a cooling system. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises one or more processors, one or more sensors associated with one or more regulated environments and one or more chillers that regulate temperature of the one or more regulated environments and a storage device, coupled to the one or more processors, storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors performs a method. The method comprises gathering readings from the one or more sensors, determining a cost and power consumption associated with setting values for a plurality of control variables associated with the one or more chiller plants, selecting values for the control variables with a minimum cost as optimized control variable values and applying the optimized control variable values to the plurality of control variables to minimize power consumption of the cooling system.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with determining a quality for activity duration keys are described. In one embodiment, a method includes comparing a duration time of an activity duration key to each reported time duration for completing selected activities from activity records and determining a difference associated to each activity record. A quality value is assigned to each activity record based on the difference, wherein the quality value represents one of at least two values indicative of a good value or a bad value. The quality of the activity duration key is calculated based at least on a number of the activity records that were assigned the good value relative to a number of the activity records assigned the bad value.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus for minimizing power consumption in a cooling system. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises one or more processors, one or more sensors associated with one or more regulated environments and one or more chillers that regulate temperature of the one or more regulated environments and a storage device, coupled to the one or more processors, storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors performs a method. The method comprises gathering readings from the one or more sensors, determining a cost and power consumption associated with setting values for a plurality of control variables associated with the one or more chiller plants, selecting values for the control variables with a minimum cost as optimized control variable values and applying the optimized control variable values to the plurality of control variables to minimize power consumption of the cooling system.

Abstract: An integrated system and method is described for calculating savings at several stages of the procurement cycle by auto-fetching spend data into a savings tracker system. The system includes: an integrated spend data input system adapted for auto-fetching of baseline spend data from a respective integrated system at each stage of the procurement cycle; a savings computing system adapted for computing savings at several stages of the procurement cycle by comparing auto-fetched baseline spend data and spend information at each stage of the procurement cycle by general formula: (auto-fetched baseline spend data)?(spend data at a specific stage of the procurement cycle)=(savings at the respective stage of the procurement cycle); and a display system adapted for displaying savings at the respective stages of the procurement cycle.

Abstract: A computer based system containing service cost model for spend analysis of a spend category, that facilitates analysis of the service procurement cost with respect to market dynamics of labor rates for the underlying services. The system may determine market trends of individual cost components, e.g., primary, secondary and tertiary cost components for a service spend category based on the service cost model of the spend analyzer module. The system may include a processor unit and a computer readable medium storing instructions executable by the processor unit, the computer readable medium including a service receiving system, matching system, associating system, information receiving system, and outputting system.

Abstract: System and method for analysis of cost saving in a procurement process are described. The system includes a processor unit and a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium stores instructions executable by the processor unit. The instructions are programmed to perform the steps of receiving baseline cost information, receiving purchase cost information, and computing a plurality of components of cost saving. The instructions are also programmed to transfer indication of the computed components of cost saving to display device and/or financial accounting system. Moreover, the instructions are programmed to adjust at least one of the pluralities of the components of the cost saving utilizing at least one factor selected from the group consisting of currency exchange rate, commodity price, and inflation rate.

Abstract: A system containing an integration of a cost savings tracker and spend analyzer for calculating actual effective savings of a spend category in a procurement cycle is described. The system includes a cost savings tracker module and spend analyzer module. The cost savings tracker module facilitates computation of actual effective cost savings of a spend category and thus facilitates tracking of the cost savings of a spend category, while a cost component model of the spend analyzer module is intended for spend analysis that facilitates analysis of the procurement cost in relation to market indices of the underlying commodities.

Abstract: A system containing an integration of a cost savings tracker and spend analyzer for calculating actual effective savings of a spend category in a procurement cycle is described. The system includes a cost savings tracker module and spend analyzer module. The cost savings tracker module facilitates computation of actual effective cost savings of a spend category and thus facilitates tracking of the cost savings of a spend category, while a cost component model of the spend analyzer module is intended for spend analysis that facilitates analysis of the procurement cost in relation to market indices of the underlying commodities.

Abstract: An integrated system is described for calculating savings at several stages of the procurement cycle by auto-fetching spend data into a savings tracker system. The system comprises: a processor unit; and a computer readable medium storing instructions executable by the processor unit comprising: an integrated spend data input system adapted for auto-fetching of spend data from the respective systems; a savings computing system adapted for computing savings at several stages of the procurement cycle by comparing the auto-fetched baseline spend and spend at each stage of the procurement cycle by general formula: (auto-fetched baseline spend)?(spend at the specific stage of the procurement cycle)=(savings at the respective stage of the procurement cycle); and a display system adapted for displaying the savings at the respective stages of the procurement cycle.

Abstract: A computer based system containing Service Cost Model for spend analysis of spend category, which facilitates analysis of the service procurement cost with respect to market dynamics of labor rates for the underlying services; the system determines market trend of individual cost components i.e., primary, secondary and tertiary cost components for a service spend category based on Service Cost Model of spend analyzer module; the system comprises: a processor unit and a computer readable medium storing instructions executable by the processor unit, the computer readable medium comprising: Service Receiving System; Matching System; Associating System; Information Receiving System; and Outputting System.

Abstract: A system containing an integration of cost savings tracker and spend analyzer for calculating actual effective savings of a spend category in a procurement cycle; the system comprises cost savings tracker module and spend analyzer module; cost savings tracker module of the present system facilitates computation of actual effective cost savings of a spend category and thus facilitates tracking of cost savings of a spend category while Cost Component Model of the spend analyzer module of the present system is meant for spend analysis which facilitates analysis of the procurement cost in relation to market indices of the underlying commodities.

Abstract: System and method for analysis of cost saving in a procurement process are described. The system includes a processor unit and a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium stores instructions executable by the processor unit. The instructions are programmed to perform the steps of receiving baseline cost information, receiving purchase cost information, and computing a plurality of components of cost saving. The instructions are also programmed to transfer indication of the computed components of cost saving to display device and/or financial accounting system. Moreover, the instructions are programmed to adjust at least one of the plurality of the components of the cost saving utilizing at least one factor selected from the group consisting of currency exchange rate, commodity price, and inflation rate.

Abstract: The present invention is an augmentation of the current international standards for STDMA networks, which allows a station A to determine system time from a single other station B even if the station A does not have knowledge of its own location. The present invention also allows a station A, knowing its own location and system time, to determine the group delay in its own transmit chain through an interaction with another station B which also has knowledge of its location and system time, and has previously calibrated its own group delay variations (for the transmit and receive chains).

Abstract: This invention is an application of antenna diversity and two or more multi-channel radios, with a novel cooperative sharing strategy among the multi-channel radios, to aeronautical packet data communications and other communications. It offers the following benefits: enhanced data communications performance in a fading environment; enhanced data communications performance at long range; enhanced data communications performance in the presence of cochannel interference; extendable to an arbitrary number of cooperating peer radios; no single point of failure; no increase in pilot workload or change in operational procedures.

Abstract: A networking architecture for air/ground data communications which implements a single network-layer protocol between a customer aircraft network interface and a customer ground system network interface, which routes data between customer aircraft and associated customer ground systems, and which eliminates the need for network-layer protocol conversion by service provider ground systems.

Abstract: A time-phased deployment and implementation method for a new end-to-end network architecture intended to support data communications between customer aircraft and customer ground facilities. The time-phased deployment and implementation method allows graceful upgrade of services by customers, reduces technical and operational risk associated with new services, and enables cost-saving features such as network emulation and store-and-forward capability which would not otherwise be available. In one embodiment, the present invention enhances overall quality of service by allowing operation in either of two service provider networks depending on network availability.

Abstract: This invention is an application of antenna diversity and two or more multi-channel radios, with a novel cooperative sharing strategy among the multi-channel radios, to aeronautical packet data communications and other communications. It offers the following benefits: enhanced data communications performance in a fading environment; enhanced data communications performance at long range; enhanced data communications performance in the presence of cochannel interference; extendable to an arbitrary number of cooperating peer radios; no single point of failure; no increase in pilot workload or change in operational procedures.